Trip to NYC & Camera Search

28 May Trip to NYC & Camera Search

Hello Friends!  How was your Memorial Day weekend?

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you saw my weekend was spent in New York City!  One of my brothers graduated from law school, and his graduation just happened to coincide with a conference for my husband, so we both got to be there.  It has been quite awhile since we traveled anywhere together so it was really nice to enjoy the city and some time away.  (although before we left, I had a moment of reminding myself “why are we doing this again?” – it took me nearly a week to get four kids ready for our time away!)

Besides spending time with family, the highlight of the trip was getting to catch the Broadway musical, and winner of several Tony Awards, Once.

You guys, it. was. amazing.  Have any of you seen it?  It is a very “out of the box” musical – in fact, the cast is performing on the stage before the show even begins, and then, bam!, the show starts.  It is fantastic.  All of the music is played on the stage by the performers.

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The hauntingly beautiful title song of the show, Falling Slowly”, may be one you recognize.

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I was surprised to find out there is a movie adaptation of Once – is it something I need to check out?  The show was absolutely mesmerizing – I am still thinking about it!  The Beacon Theater, where the show is playing, was gorgeous, too!  Built in 1929, and recently renovated to restore it to its original beauty, it is breathtaking.

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Of course, another highlight of the trip was the delicious food.  Here is me, my man, my parents, and one of my brothers and his wife at The Standard Grill in Manhattan.

The food was scrumptiously delicious, but I, of course, was loving the ambiance, architectural details, and creative style elements.

Like this herringbone tile barrel ceiling.  I mean…wow!

Penny tile floor!  Literally.

We had a terrific time, and I am already missing my New-York-soon-to-be-Califormia part of the family.  But the great thing about a little trip is that it is a bit like a reset button.  Does anyone else feel that way?  I have sort of a renewed energy.  We missed the kids like crazy so I am happy to be back with them too, and to start our summer.

Although the trip was great, I was missing something – a camera.  You see, right before I left, I was taking photos of the kids outside gardening, and I set the camera down.  Where, I have no idea.  I cannot find it for the life of me.  The super sad thing is there were some really special pictures on it I had not downloaded yet.  Boo.

But I have been wanting/needing to upgrade to a DSLR camera so here comes the Nikon/Canon debate.  What do you think?  Have you had one or both?  What do your prefer and why?

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